Size structure and the production/respiration balance in a coastal plankton community

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 473-485

  Smith, Erik M ^a,b   Kemp, W Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; RESPIRATION; SIZE STRUCTURE;

CHESAPEAKE BAY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035025771     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2001.46.3.0473     Document Type: Article

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